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Gagan Dev Riar on Portraying Real-Life Mohit Tyagi
Gagan Dev Riar, who plays MT Sir in the show '13th,' met the real-life Mohit Tyagi to prepare for his role.
He toured Tyagi's institute in Jaipur and saw how much students respected their teacher.
Riar used some of Mohit Tyagi's own words and ideas in the series, making the portrayal more authentic.
Meeting Tyagi helped Riar understand and respect the character.
This made him more mindful when portraying the real-life character.
The goal was to avoid making a negative impact on the person.
Gagan Dev Riar plays Mohit Tyagi in '13th: Some Lessons Aren't Taught in Classrooms'.
Riar met Mohit Tyagi in Jaipur to understand the character better.
The visit included a tour of Tyagi's institute and observing student-teacher relationships.
Riar incorporated some of Tyagi's actual dialogue into the show.
Riar was mindful of the impact portraying a real person can have.
- Who
- Gagan Dev Riar and Mohit Tyagi
- What
- Actor Gagan Dev Riar met with real-life Mohit Tyagi while preparing for his role in the series '13th.'
- Where
- In Jaipur at Mohit Tyagi's institute.
- When
- The meeting happened during the preparation for the series.
- Why
- To better understand and portray the character based on Mohit Tyagi.
Key facts
- Actor
- Gagan Dev Riar
- Role
- MT Sir in '13th'
- Real Person
- Mohit Tyagi
- Platform
- SonyLIV
- Series Title
- 13th: Some Lessons Aren't Taught in Classrooms
Quotes
Gagan Dev Riar
Actor portraying Mohit Tyagi in "13th"
“Then I saw the honesty of the person who's trying; it was almost like something that he could not get during his childhood when he was a student, and he thinks that student deserved that.”
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“But if I say something in the show thinking that this is a character and the person is alive right now and he has a life, you can't make a negative impact on the life of that person.”
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